Chase Heat Explained

Team:Chase Heat
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City:Chase, British Columbia
League:Kootenay International Junior Hockey League
Conference:Okanagan/Shuswap
Division:Doug Birks
Founded:–12
Arena:Art Holding Memorial Arena
Colours:White, Red and Black
Coach: Kyle Evans
Gm: Kyle Evans
Website:chaseheat.com
Name1:Chase Chiefs
Dates1:2007-10
Name2:Chase Heat
Dates2:2011-present
President: Darryl Adamson
Captain:Vacant

The Chase Heat are a Junior 'A' ice hockey team based in Chase, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Doug Birks Division of the Okanagan/Shuswap Conference of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL). The Heat play their home games at the Art Holding Memorial Arena. Darryl Adamson is the team's president, and Kyle Evans is the head coach of the franchise.

The Heat joined the league in 2011 as an expansion team.

History

The 2011-12 Chase Heat entered their first season as a member of the Kootenay International Junior Hockey League (KIJHL), as an expansion team. Before the Heat, Chase also had a KIJHL team named the Chase Chiefs, before relocating to Kelowna, British Columbia prior to the 2010–11 KIJHL season to become the Kelowna Chiefs.

The 2016-17 season saw the Heat earn their first Doug Birks Division title.

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Records as of February 17, 2024.[1] [2]

Season GP W L T OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2011-12 52 5 45 1 1 12 123 319 5th, Doug Birks Did not qualify
2012-13 52 11 35 3 3 28 124 242 5th, Doug Birks Did not qualify
2013-14 52 27 23 0 2 56 198 181 2nd, Doug Birks Lost div. semi-finals, 1-4 (Wranglers)
2014-15 52 25 19 2 6 58 174 172 2nd, Doug Birks Lost div. semi-finals, 2-4 (Wranglers)
2015-16 52 31 16 3 2 67 176 135 3rd, Doug Birks Lost division finals, 2-4 (Wranglers)
2016-17 47 31 12 2 2 66 188 131 1st of 5 Doug Birks
3rd of 10 - Conf.
6th of 20 - KIJHL
Lost League Finals, 0-3 (Nitehawks)
2017-18 47 24 18 0 2 54 182 157 2nd of 5 Doug Birks
6th of 10 - Conf.
11th of 20 - KIJHL
Lost div. semi-finals, 0-4 (Wranglers)
2018-19 49 14 31 2 2 32 146 218 5th of 5 Doug Birks
10th of 10 - Conf.
18th of 20 - KIJHL
Did not qualify for playoffs
2019-20 49 30 16 1 2 63 182 139 2nd of 5 Doug Birks
3rd of 10 - Conf.
7th of 20 - KIJHL
Lost div. semi-finals, 1-4 (Wranglers)
2020-21 3 2 0 0 1 3 15 11 Remaining season cancelled due to COVID-19
2021-22 42 20 15 0 7 47 152 13 3rd of 5 Doug Birks
6th of 10 - Conf.
10th of 19 - KIJHL
Lost div. semi-finals, 3-4 (Kamloops)
2022-23441030-424931945th of 5 Doug BirksDid not qualify for playoffs
2023-24 44 12 29 0 3 27 123 192 4rd of 5 Doug Birks
8th of 10 - Conf.
16th of 19 - KIJHL
Lost div. semi-finals, 0-4 (Grizzlies)

Playoffs

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SeasonDivision SemifinalsDivision FinalsConference FinalsKIJHL Championship
2011-12Did not qualify
2012-13Did not qualify
2013–14L, 1-4, 100 Mile House
2014-15L, 2-4, 100 Mile House
2015–16W, 4-1, KamloopsL, 2-4, 100 Mile House
2016-17W, 4-1, RevelstokeW, 4-1, KamloopsW, 3-2, OsoyoosL, 0-3 Beaver Valley
2018-19Did not qualify
2019-20L, 1-4, 100 Mile House
2020-21Playoffs cancelled due to coronavirus pandemic
2021-22L, 3-4, Kamloops
2022-23Did not qualify
2023-24L, 0-4, Revelstoke

External links

Notes and References

  1. KIJHL.ca, Final 2013-14 regular season standings.
  2. Web site: KIJHL.ca – Year end standings. . 2012-04-02 . 2012-09-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120918131222/http://www.kijhl.ca/leagues/custom_page.cfm?clientID=2223&leagueID=5221&pageid=6982 . dead .
  3. KIJHL.ca, Current playoff bracket.
  4. Web site: KIJHL.ca – 2013-14 playoff standings. . 2014-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140226112202/http://www.kijhl.ca/leagues/standingsTotals.cfm?leagueID=5221&clientID=2223&showGameType=3&selecteddivid=0 . 2014-02-26 . dead .
  5. KIJHL.ca, League champions.